CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – Police have no concerns for the safety of a French tourist reported missing in the South Island yesterday.
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – Police have no concerns for the safety of a French tourist reported missing in the South Island yesterday.
The woman, known only as “Celine”, sparked a search operation when it emerged she was two days late returning from a tramp on Route 12 in Arthur’s Pass National Park.
Last night, a police spokesman said they had made contact with a Canadian tourist called Genevieve Forcier, who had been travelling through the park with Celine.
The spokesman said staff were due to interview Ms Forcier tomorrow but initial information from her indicated Celine was no longer in the park.
Wednesday, 30 June 2021, 10:26 am
Research on kea in the eastern South Island is revealing
new insights into the impact of stoats and feral cats on
this endangered endemic parrot.
Kea, a taonga species
for Ngāi Tahu, are found throughout South Island mountains
and forests and are in decline where threats from predators
are not managed.
A Department of Conservation (DOC)
five-year study aims to shed light on why kea populations
are declining faster on the eastern side of the Southern
Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana than on the west, to improve
predator management.
Researchers have monitored a
sample of 45 kea between Arthur’s Pass and Lewis Pass east
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Former senior DOC ranger Chris Stewart, left, and local resident and motelier Peter Neale want the centre saved. Motelier Peter Neale said the iconic building was well-loved, and locals were told by DOC the cost to repair and strengthen it would be about $3 million, much less than a new building. The centre was “a real focal point” for visitors passing through, he said. “I think it was the third most visited [national park centre] in the country pre-Covid, behind Aoraki and Punakaiki.” Adults and children alike enjoyed the displays, which featured a model showing the terrain of the park, Richard Seddon’s stagecoach, and displays on everything from history and weather, to birds and pounamu, he said.